O’Reilly asked “a completely inappropriate question” of the president, Pelosi said on “The Gayle King Show.” In a live pre-Super Bowl interview with Obama on Sunday, the Fox News host asked the president, “Does it disturb you that so many people hate you?”

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“I don’t think the word hate should be used at all. I mean, when I was growing up, we never hated people,” the California Democrat said.

Pelosi said that Obama “beautifully handled” the question by responding that “people who dislike you don’t know you,” but she was perturbed by O’Reilly’s word choice.

“To hear this used in the presence of the president of the United States, I think we all have to recognize that, while we disagree with people and while we may think that they are wrong, we shouldn’t think that they are bad, and we shouldn’t ever use the word hate in the context of people unless you’re talking about Hitler or somebody like that,” she said.

Pelosi said that Obama has been “right on” in his handling of the uncertain situation in Egypt and that his comments on the subject during the interview with O’Reilly were “very appropriate.”

Pelosi also weighed in on NASA astronaut Mark Kelly’s decision to command a space shuttle flight in April as his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), continues to recover from a gunshot wound to the head. “I thought, ‘Bravo, this is the right decision for him to make,’” she said. “He knows full well how devoted Gabby was to his career, as he is to hers. It’s not just about his career; it’s about something very important to this country.”

The former speaker of the House also had some kind words for teen singer Justin Bieber, who King said she interviewed last week. Pelosi said her grandchildren are fans of the pop star. She added: “He’s adorable but he’s also substantial.”

Obama was wrong ( always 0r was lying like always) when he said he was dislilked because people did not know him.... IT IS BECAUSE WE KNOW HIM AND WHAT HE STANDS FOR THAT HE IS HATED

and Nancy dear was it ok for Howard Dean to go on about how he hates Republicans??

and since we know and understand you Nancy we feel the same way about you - and last time I checked you are white ( even after all the plastic touch up work) so do not say we are racists ! - we just hate socialists

hey politico - time to rewrite that headline. you make it sound as if pelosi considered the interview itself inappropriate. that is just, let's see, bad journalism? sloppy editing? stupidity? my answer is "d" - all of the above.

Pelosi is upset because Bill didn't offer Barack a pillow . Barack got a free ride in the last POTUS election .It won't be the same in the next one . If the President wants to keep all of his records right back to Kindergarten sealed then that's his choice . But he may find that people are more likely to vote for a another candidate with info that can be verified .

Look, Bill was keeping it real. He asked that questions because working for FOX he comes across many people that dislike the President, including people at his own network and of course the plenty viewers.

O'Reilly mentioned in the question that he had asked the same question to President Bush. I'm a Democrat, big Obama fan, and I had no problem with it. Obama and O'Reilly interview well together because O'Reilly really does give him a fair shake.

You stand up for your own! Did you like it when O'Reiley asked Bush that question? And if it didn't bother you then, fine, but you're not the only person with an opinion. Ms. Pelosi is entitled to her opinion just as you are.

Do you know what is "completely inappropriate"? How about averaging $2,000 in food and drink bills on Nancy Pelosi's Air Force Flights? Also, save your umbridge for your MSNBC idiot buddies. I don't think it's appropriate how Tea Party people are called racists for attending those rallies by those MSNBC idiots dikes and dolts.

LOL! Try listening to some of that Leftist dribble (i mean hate) that spews forth from Ed Shultz and Bill Maher....The President is only campaigning....so he is doing exactly what got you to vote for him...lie to your face and tell you what he thinks you want to hear & he thinks that pandering to Fox News will convince the independents that he is "good to go".... Don't get me wrong...this is a "politicians problem"..and they all do it, right and left...

Pelosi is a person that I would not let dog sit much less "run" any sort of anything. She just needs to sit back and be quiet. Her abusive liberal spending reign of power is over for now so she needs to get back to actually "representing" her constituents and quit trying to be a queen.

Geezzz...she's been demoted, yet she still has to flap her gums. Sorry Nancy Pelousy, no one really gives a rat's behind what you think. Oh, and you failed at controlling speech, so don't try to resurrect that pony. Ya freaky, creepy lousy excuse for an American.

O'Reilly asked the question and the president laughed which is his instant defense mechanism when he's cornered or uncomfortable. Obama claimed those who hate him don't know him ...further demonstrating his ego and arrogance. Pelosi found the question "inappropriate" because on a Richter scale of anger and contempt, she knows that Obama is a loveable curmudgeon compared to the nation's lack of respect and disgust with her.

Many posters on this site are rude, ignorant, abusive, and downright nasty. Why you all can't be civil is beyond me. If you don't have the language to argue your point, then maybe consider staying away from the keyboard--and the bottle!